{"id":7566,"date":"2020-02-10T10:29:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T15:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonmotorsport.com\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2020-02-10T18:27:55","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T23:27:55","slug":"arca-new-smyrna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2020\/02\/10\/arca-new-smyrna\/","title":{"rendered":"ARCA: New Look East Series kicks off Monday night at New Smyrna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When NASCAR merged it\u2019s newly acquired ARCA Menards Series with the K&amp;N East and West tours, a plethora of firsts became apparent for minor league racing.<\/p>\n<p>A new, crossover tour was added, the points formats were changed, and the regional tours received overhauls of their schedules.<\/p>\n<p>We get the first look at those on Monday night at New Smyrna Speedway in Florida.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>ARCA: New Look East Series kicks off Monday night at New Smyrna<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The new formation and formats have completely revamped the developmental circuit, and a lot of big names are set to tackle the eight-race schedule.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion and young rising star <strong>Sam Mayer <\/strong>will be competing in the full schedule for the East series as well as running the entirety of the SiouxChief Short Track Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge is optional for drivers in both of the East and West Tours and is part of the main ARCA schedule \u2013 created as a crossover tour for the three series in which drivers of any age can compete.<\/p>\n<p>Mayer \u2013 a 16-year old \u2013 was unable to run at Daytona because of the tracks\u2019 age requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Mayer is already off to a strong start though, as he set the quick time in the open test for the series at the track on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 21 GMS Racing car that Mayer drives finished fourth in this race a year ago, behind the No. 16 Bill McAnally Racing entry of <strong>Derek Kraus<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Kraus will be running with the team in the truck series, but driving BMR\u2019s ARCA car will actually be a rising star from dirt racing in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonmotorsport.com\/2019\/05\/26\/scelzi-schuchart-the-first-winners-at-charlottes-patriot-nationals\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Giovanni Scelzi<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Scelzi became the youngest driver to ever start in the main event of the Knoxville Nationals \u2013 the most prestigious race on the calendar for any dirt driver \u2013 in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019ll give his hand at trying to compete in the series with one of the best cars available this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ty Gibbs <\/strong>\u2013 a four-time winner across each tour last season \u2013 will return to his No. 18 car owned by Coy Gibbs.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s expected that the 17-year old will run a lot more races than his 18-race schedule from last season.<\/p>\n<p>Four of the five drivers that finished the 2019 season in points will be back to run for a title once again this year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chase Cabre, Spencer Davis, <\/strong>and <strong>Max McLaughlin <\/strong>are all on the entry list for Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Not to mention, Venturini Motorsports has entered a pair of cars in the contest to be driven by <strong>Corey Heim <\/strong>and <strong>Mason Diaz<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The race is part of the week-long program running at New Smyrna \u2013 the World Series of Asphalt.<\/p>\n<p>It brings together some of the best asphalt late model and modified drivers in the United States, which means some outsiders could try and spoil the victory for a series regular.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephen Nasse <\/strong>might be the favorite to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Nasse is one of the most revered racers in super late models as well as one of the most outspoken.<\/p>\n<p>He crossed the finish line at the 2019 Snowball Derby in first but would later be disqualified and garner a lot of attention on social media.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what, though, the defending Winchester 400 winner and Derby \u2018race-leader\u2019 is talented enough to play spoiler on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Fans can tune into the racing action live by purchasing TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold, or follow along on our twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/racingvault\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@RacingVault<\/a> for full updates.<\/p>\n<p>Qualifying will begin at 5:30 p.m. ET and live coverage of the race on TrackPass will begin at 7:40 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2020 ARCA Menards Series East Schedule<br \/>\n<\/strong>Feb. 14 | New Smyrna Speedway<br \/>\nMar. 14 | 5 Flags Speedway<br \/>\nApr. 04 | Bristol Motor Speedway<br \/>\nMay 02 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway<br \/>\nMay 16 | Toledo Speedway<br \/>\nJuly 25 | Berlin Raceway<br \/>\nAug. 21 | Dover International Speedway<br \/>\nSep. 12 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>ARCA East Skips Western Outfiters 175 Starting Lineup<br \/>\n<\/strong>1. 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